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COVER/David Dayen p. 1
Inflation hawks would douse the economy
EDITORIAL p. 2
Executive action for labor
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Why build a monument to a union-busting robber baron?;
Trump is a buffoon, but what do we call his copycat rivals?;
How to lift up America's middle class;
Let’s adopt the GOP’s national platform;
Scott Walker cuts higher-ed budget to fund corporate welfare
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
ISAIAH J. POOLE p. 4
When unions, civil rights worked together
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
The smell of someone else’s money
DISPATCHES p. 5
Jeb doubles down on W’s tax cuts for rich;
How Bush tax cuts stack up against Obamanomics;
GOP strategists fret about extremism;
Louisiana defunding Planned Parenthood is public health disaster;
Unions critical to economic mobility;
Anybody with a job can celebrate Brady win;
Stats undermine 'war on police' demagoguery;
Why doesn't US have seat at Law of the Sea talks?;
Lessig plans prez race for campaign reform
...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
The odd politics of fighting wildfires
TIM PALMER p. 6
Loopholes for hydropower are not needed
JILL RICHARDSON p. 6
A big win for fast food workers
GENE LYONS p. 7
The incorrectly political Donald Trump
JOHN YOUNG p. 7
Just desserts for GOP's ‘Southern Strategy’
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Hillary running away from her trade record
ROBERT KUTTNER p. 8
We are asking too much of the Fed
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 8
The economy: beneath the din
DEAN BAKER p. 9
The China syndrome: bubble trouble
WENDELL POTTER p. 9
Insurance mergers make executives richer
TERRANCE HEATH p. 10
The populist agenda is electable
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 10
Donald Trump, economic populist?
DONALD McCARTHY p. 10
Bernie opens new path to the presidency
MARY SANCHEZ p. 11
Irony hidden in Republican doom
ROBERT REICH p. 11
Labor Day 2028
HAL CROWTHER p. 12
Rock bottom: brain death in the heartlands
JOAN WALSH p. 13
Mitt Romney created the Trump monster
JASON STANFORD p. 13
Incredible shrinking Jeb!
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Both parties are losing touch with the people
EMILY SCHWARTZ GRECO p. 14
Greening America’s energy workforce
BERNIE HORN p. 14
Key progressive victories in states and localities
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Fast track to disaster
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Vote Sanders but don’t rule out compromise
RICHARD ESKOW p. 15
‘Cadillac’ tax is coming
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
The big con: privatizing medicare
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Recasting democracy
JUAN COLE p. 17
Obama 1, Netanyahu 0 on Iran deal
JOHN KIRIAKOU p. 17
Greece’s crisis is more twisted than ever
JOHN YOUNG p. 17
Cripple government, then call it ineffective
JOE CONASON p. 18
Is Donald Trump really a 'fascist'?
TINA DUPUY p. 18
Josh Duggar and the end of anti-gay crusaders
NORMAN SOLOMON p. 18
Assange and the value of WikiLeaks
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Lo, the poor enlightened billionaire!
TED RALL p. 19
Americans are stupid
HARRY SHEARER p. 20
New Orleans: the week after 10 years after
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 20
Standardize this
BOOK REVIEW/Heather Seggel p. 21
Creative cuisine on a food-stamps budget
WILL DURST p. 21
Bright sides to the perpetual campaign
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
‘Concussion’ should give Goodell night sweats
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Prisoners’ strike a win against solidarity
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
What a performance in Kentucky
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Trump’s no outlier
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Whither goest the US cconomy?
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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This page posted September 13, 2015